IperionX has validated continuous operation of its GenX hydrogen magnesiothermic reduction (HAMR) titanium furnace at its Virginia R&D facility, achieving a sixfold increase in throughput and a 75% cut in energy intensity versus its previous batch process. The commercial-scale system processed over 500 kg of recycled titanium powder in four continuous runs over 41 hours at roughly 12 kg/h, with all samples meeting oxygen specifications and showing substantially lower magnesium, hydrogen and power consumption at steady state. A second US Army SBIR contract allows project-specific defence orders up to a collective US$99 million, supporting scale-up of domestic titanium powder-to-part capacity in a market that currently has no US titanium sponge production despite aerospace demand above 31,000 t/y.

Breedon has appointed Catherine Gibson as managing director for cement, products and surfacing solutions in Great Britain, adding her to Breedon GB CEO Mike Pearce’s leadership team at a time he describes as “challenging” but with “significant opportunities ahead”. Gibson previously sat on the Travis Perkins group executive committee, overseeing Keyline, its heavyside and civils brand, and other multi-site operations. With more than 25 years’ experience in UK building materials manufacturing and distribution, she is expected to focus on commercial performance and “sustainable growth” across Breedon’s heavy materials portfolio.

Metso distributor McHale Plant Sales is taking orders in the UK and Ireland for two new Lokotrack units – the 70‑tonne LT400RS diesel‑electric mobile impact crusher and the LT200HPX mobile cone crusher with integrated screening – with deliveries from early 2025. The LT400RS, built around a 250 kW Nordberg NP1213MR impactor and 430 kW genset, targets concrete, asphalt and mixed demolition waste containing rebar and wood, using a 6.4 m² two‑deck screen, wind sifter and electromagnet to improve separation, fuel use and CO₂ output. The LT200HPX packages a Nordberg HP200e cone, two‑deck pre‑screen and 5.6 m² product screen on a single track chassis with wide conveyors and smart folding for high‑capacity, easily transported hard‑rock and aggregate production.